Nurse.com
NOVEMBER 1, 2022
This can only be achieved if care teams, including hospice nurses, know the latest evidence-based strategies for dementia care. But hospice nurses also recognize the challenges these patients and their families face every day and are ready to help ease their distress and fear. Recognizing challenges and risks.
Hospice Nurse Hero
AUGUST 21, 2022
Sometimes hospice patients live longer than six months. When this happens, you’ll want to use these tips to document the hospice recertification with ease. If you’ve worked long enough as a hospice nurse, then there’s a good chance you’ve had to chart a patient’s hospice recertification. Yep, you heard me right.
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Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog
JANUARY 1, 2023
Research reported in the American Journal of Hospice Palliative Care concludes that p ositive general attitudes toward end-of-life dreams, visions, ( ELDV) and positive perceptions are correlated with better bereavement outcomes. I asked Rose after feeding her. “Me? I’ve been spending time with my people. I enjoyed myself a lot.”
Hospice Nurse Hero
JANUARY 11, 2022
I was a nurse for 5 years before I had a patient die and I can still recall it like it was yesterday. However, after many years of working as a hospice nurse and caring for patients with terminal illnesses, I’ve learned some skills that have made these interactions less intimidating. Honestly, I was heartbroken!
Death and Dying Chronicles
OCTOBER 17, 2017
To be eligible for hospice care one must have a terminal diagnosis with a life expectancy of six months or less. A non hospice doctor determines this. A referral to hospice is given when all other treatments have been exhausted or would prove futile. Hospice staff gave the person medication. That did it. That did it.
Hospice Nurse Hero
JANUARY 18, 2022
This is especially true in healthcare settings like home health and hospice when care is being provided in the patient’s home. For instance, as a hospice nurse, you spend a significant amount of time with your patients and their families. For instance, you may need to touch, feed, or even bathe a patient.
GeriPal
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
He wants to know what do you guys think about the effect of private equity on hospice and long-term care? Eric: One out of six hospices, so there is financial concern, not just again with hospices, nursing homes, and now physician groups. And, with that comes volunteer-only hospices, for example. Lynn: All right.
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